The spring season for much of Nassau County got underway on Thursday as the majority of teams played in their league openers on a crisp, early spring afternoon. In Conference I, Port Washington knocked off Plainview JFK 5-2 to join Syosset as 1-0 teams atop the county’s top conference. Justin Suzan and Dylan Spilko helped…
The Islip boys tennis team moved back to .500 on Wednesday afternoon, knocking off Lindenhurst 7-0 to improve to 2-2 on the season. “The boys played well today,” said Islip head coach Nick Delapi. “It was a nice match to get us prepared for a tough league match against Sayville.” Islip was led by its…
The two-time defending Nassau County champions won its 35th straight match on Wednesday, downing Jericho 7-0 in its season opener. "It's always nice to start off with a win, especially with the minimal practice time that we've had due to the prolonged inclement weather," said Syosset head coach Shai Fisher. "I was very impressed with the chemistry…
Nassau County Boys High School preview Player to Watch: Yuval Solomon, Plainview JFK Cold Spring Harbor’s Josh Levine won back to back New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) singles titles in 2011 and 2012 which capped off a run of six state champions from Long Island in nine years. But…
The boys’ high school tennis season in Suffolk County got underway this week and teams from across the county took advantage of the nice weather on Tuesday. In League 1, the Commack Cougars won its season opener with a 6-1 victory over Huntington in a rematch of last year’s quarterfinals. Seventh-grader Matt Strogach picked up…
On Tuesday night, Nov. 8th, Suffolk County's high school girls tennis players, along with their families and coaches, came together at Villa Lombardi's in Holbrook for the 2016 Suffolk County Girls Varsity Tennis Awards Dinner, organized by the Suffolk County Girls Varsity Tennis Coaches Association. The annual event is an evening when the shining stars…
Calista Sha and Morgan Wilkins of the Friends Academy completed its improbable run as a doubles tandem, winning the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) doubles title with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 comeback victory over Vanessa Ciano and Laina Campos of Ursuline on Monday morning at South Shore Indoor Tennis in Port…
It has been a few years since the last Long Island tennis championship, and while Tuesday’s match between Friends Academy and Commack wasn’t an official Long Island championship, it certainly had that feel. The Quakers of Friends Academy won the inaugural Long Island High School Tennis Executive Cup sponsored by USTA Long Island, defeating Commack…
The Nassau County Girls High School Final pitted tough foes as second-seed Friends Academy and fourth- seed Great Neck North took to the courts of Eisenhower Park on Tuesday afternoon. Friends Academy was coming off a win against defending champion Manhasset in the semifinals and Great Neck North upset top seeded Cold Spring Harbor. On…
A year ago, the Commack Cougars saw its undefeated season come to an end in a heartbreaking loss to Half Hollow Hills East in the Suffolk County championship. “That bus ride home from the final last year was very long and very quiet,” said Commack head coach Jackie Clark. “We felt like we could have…